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Brian T.I have never seen the fronts of those cards before, but the backs are identical to the 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 set - including the puzzle piece designation, and the corner art. In the 1935 Goudey set, the puzzle pieces form nine different pictures: Detroit Tigers team, Chuck Klein, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, Joe Cronin, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, Cleveland Indians team, or Washington Senators team. The interesting thing about these puzzles is that there are more puzzle pieces (72) than cards in the set (36). As a result, all cards have several different backs.
So, in short, the puzzle piece of Mickey Cochrane fits the Goudey conclusion, but the front is a mystery. As an aside, Carl Hubbell was not in the 4-in-1 set. Again, the front of that set didn't show just a single picture, but was divided in fourths with 4 members from the same team (i.e. Brandt, Maranville, McManus and Ruth from the Boston Braves)
Brian T.